Wang Hao stood at the safe edge of the battlefield, his hands clasped behind his back. However, his Imperial Qi-Watching Art was constantly scanning the monster's fate fluctuations and movement flaws.
"Sun Li! The third rib on its rear left! The flow of its malefic aura is sluggish there—it's an old wound! Strike there with all your might!" Wang Hao's cold voice pierced through the battlefield.
"This old servant obeys the decree!"
Sun Li's eyes were bloodshot. His dantian, which had been on the verge of drying up, squeezed out a terrifying amount of astral qi once more after consuming pills. His figure swept through the air like a goshawk, dodging the monster's frontal swipe and arriving with extreme precision at the spot Wang Hao had pointed out.
"Great Compassion Astral Fist: Mountain Cleaver!"
Boom!
Sun Li's withered fist, wrapped in a dazzling white astral qi, viciously smashed into the monster's rear left rib. With a loud crack, the already weak malefic aura defense there was instantly shattered. Several massive, pale bone spikes, mixed with foul-smelling green blood, sprayed out.
"Roar!!!" The monster let out an agonized howl, its massive body stumbling violently.
"Pei Jingzhe, its stance is unsteady! The tentacles three feet to its right are the nexus controlling its balance. Sever them!" Wang Hao's voice rang out again.
"Your subject obeys!"
The Commander of the Brocade Guards, Pei Jingzhe, drew his Embroidered Spring Blade. The blade's gleam transformed into a streak of light dozens of feet long, sweeping close to the ground. It flawlessly sliced through dozens of thick tentacles on the monster's right side.
Losing its support, the monster's colossal body crashed down, smashing a large expanse of the white bone terrace.
"Wei Zhongxian, Yu Huatian! Pierce the fleshy membrane covered in human faces on its chest! That is its final reservoir of yin energy!"
Under Wang Hao's command, the once fiercely terrifying Level Six Anomaly was now like a plucked chicken pressed against a chopping board.
The experts of the Great Zhou Dynasty grew more astounded and more fanatical the longer they fought.
They discovered that as long as they attacked according to His Majesty's instructions, every strike landed on the monster's most vulnerable and painful spots. What should have been a tragic and grueling battle of attrition had been forcefully orchestrated by His Majesty into a one-sided slaughter!
Could His Majesty be a deity descended to the mortal realm?! To think he could see through all the flaws of a Level Six Anomaly at a single glance!
A profound sense of awe and fanaticism, originating from the depths of their souls, grew wildly in everyone's hearts.
"Die for me!!!"
Finally, after half an incense stick of relentless bombardment, Sun Li found the ultimate opening. His entire body's astral qi manifested into a heaven-cleaving giant axe. Descending from the sky, he viciously hacked into the monster's already battered skull.
"Bang—!"
The monster's head exploded like a rotten watermelon. Its massive body convulsed violently a few times before turning into a sky full of black ash, dissipating completely into the air.
Only one item remained. After the black ash cleared, it fell to the ground with a clatter, emitting a faint, lustrous glow.
"This is..."
Sun Li quickly stepped forward, enveloped his hand in true qi, and picked the item up, presenting it respectfully to Wang Hao.
It was a severed arm.
A woman's forearm that looked as though it were carved from the finest mutton-fat white jade, crystal clear and translucent!
Not only did it lack the slightest foul stench, but it also exuded an exotic fragrance that refreshed the mind. However, through his Imperial Qi-Watching Art, Wang Hao could see that inside this jade-like arm lay an immensely terrifying and absolutely pure extreme yin power!
"Congratulations, Your Majesty!" Sun Li said excitedly. "This is a high-grade anomaly material condensed after the death of a Level Six Anomaly! Such a treasure, whether used to commission a master blacksmith to forge a divine weapon or an alchemist to refine high-tier pills, is a priceless artifact that can only be encountered by luck!"
Wang Hao nodded in satisfaction. He picked up the jade-like arm. It felt cool and smooth to the touch—a genuinely good item.
"Tonight, all of you beloved subjects have rendered meritorious service in protecting the emperor. As for such spoils of war, I will naturally reward you according to your contributions." Wang Hao stored away the anomaly material, his gaze sweeping over the surroundings.
Sun Li, Pei Jingzhe, and the heavily injured Wei Zhongxian and Yu Huatian, who were being supported, all knelt on the ground and shouted, "Long live the Emperor!" The way they looked at Wang Hao had changed. Before, it was reverence for imperial authority; now, it was the adoration of loyal followers.
To remain unscathed in a Level Six Anomaly Domain, to single-handedly find the array core to break the deadlock, and to see through all the monster's weaknesses at a glance to command the group in slaying it.
Who would dare disobey such an emperor? Who would dare show disrespect?!
Right at this moment, the crisp, long-awaited notification chime finally rang out in Wang Hao's mind.
[Successfully survived and led the kill of a Level Six Anomaly, completing the life-and-death breakthrough!]
[Ding! Detected that the host has reached a check-in point!]
[Check-in reward obtained: Evolution of Imperial Qi-Watching Art—'Qi-Watching Destiny Plunder' (A portion of the destiny of defeated enemies will automatically bless yourself)!]
"Very good." The corners of Wang Hao's mouth curled into a satisfied smile.
"'Qi-Watching Destiny Plunder.' If a Child of Destiny is defeated enough times, it's not impossible to kill them. Moreover, their destiny will be stripped and transferred to me. Looking at it this way, a Child of Destiny is no longer a threat, but more like a walking treasure trove."
He turned his head and looked toward the distant crater in the ruins, which was already empty. On the floor tiles there, only a pool of dark red blood belonging to Ye Chen remained.
"Your Majesty, that rebel named Ye Chen escaped during the chaos. Your subject will immediately order a city-wide manhunt. Even if we have to dig three feet into the ground, we will find him!" Pei Jingzhe said through gritted teeth. The Brocade Guards had suffered heavy casualties tonight, and a large part of the reason was due to this assassin.
"There is no need to rush."
Wang Hao sneered, a hint of amusement flashing in his eyes.
Through his evolved Imperial Qi-Watching Art, he could see the golden dragon of destiny in the direction Ye Chen had fled. Although it was sluggish from the impact of the Level Six Anomaly's malefic aura, there was still a thick stream of purple qi stubbornly keeping it alive.
"A Child of Destiny has a very tough life. Tonight, he exhausted all his trump cards and suffered a fatal injury. Just let him run. Right now, he is nothing but a stray dog."
Wang Hao dusted off his torn dragon robe and turned to walk toward the Imperial Army's protective formation that had already arrived.
"Pass down my decree."
"First, Ye Chen colluded with the anomalies with the intent to commit regicide. He is truly an unforgivable traitor. Post his portrait across all thirty-six provinces and issue a nationwide arrest warrant. The reward shall be ten thousand gold and a title of an orthodox fifth-rank official!"
"Second, announce tonight's events to the world. Proclaim that I am blessed by the heavens, and personally led my subjects to slay a great and ominous Level Six Anomaly in the capital! The national fortune of the Great Zhou shall endure for ten thousand generations!"
Wang Hao thought to himself that status is self-made. As an emperor, the more glorious his image, the better.
To kill a man, one must also destroy his spirit.
Wang Hao not only wanted Ye Chen dead, but he also wanted to strip him of his righteous halo, completely transforming him from a protagonist delivering justice on behalf of heaven into an anomaly's running dog that everyone wanted to beat.
"Ye Chen, you might be the protagonist of this story, but I shall be the protagonist of this era."
"Prepare the carriage, return to the palace!"
Following a majestic command, the grand and mighty royal procession, illuminated by countless torches, escorted this new monarch as they slowly made their way toward the resplendent Forbidden City.
ine. During your journey, you save an abandoned baby girl and become her elder brother】 【You rely on each other, becoming each other's support】 【At the end of the simulation, you shield the now-grown girl with your life, sacrificing yourself to block numerous demonic cultivators. You die, and the light in the girl's eyes fades】 …… 【Second Simulation: You are transported to a world where steam and magic coexist】 【You immerse yourself in the study of magic, obsessed with its research. One day, while out, you encounter a half-blooded demon girl wandering the streets. You take her in as your student】 【You teach the demoness what it means to be human, show her the beauty of the world, and nurture her into a miracle that surpasses even the gods】 【At the end of the simulation, you die of old age in front of the nearly immortal demoness due to your mortal lifespan】 …… One simulation after another, one encounter after another. Xu Xi suddenly felt something was off: "Wait, you said you're coming to the real world to find me?"
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
his freshman year, Su Bai accidentally bound the "Indulgence Tycoon System." 【Sleeping in? Reward: +$1,000】 【Spent $288 at a street barbecue stall? Cashback: +$2,880】 【Dropped $14,396 on in-game skins? Special reward unlocked: A brand-new Porsche Panamera!】 Luxury cars, penthouses, corporate shares, financial empires… College life was all about living freely and doing whatever he pleased! … When the adorably naive academic genius faced family medical bills and financial struggles, Su Bai waved his hand dismissively: "Your future is on me." "Wuwu~ Big Brother is so good to me! I’ll become a scientist to repay you!" When the genius girl got bullied by a shady professor? Su Bai casually dropped a billion-dollar investment, forcing the university to grovel and beg for her return. A company’s funding chain collapsing? Su Bai smirked—cash was the one thing he’d never run out of. Years later, when people traced the rise of the AI prodigy beauty, who was the man behind her success? Not just that—Su Bai also became the tsundere campus belle’s unattainable dream, the contrast senior’s daily necessity, and the beautiful counselor’s emotional anchor…
to panic—he has a system. As long as an investment target dies, he can claim a reward. And since he is immortal, the one thing he has plenty of is time. ... Countless years later. “Immortal Emperor of Longevity? I invested in him.” “Supreme Celestial Venerable? I invested in him.” “Undying Empress? I invested in her.” “...” “Heh. Once they’ve all died, even the Heavenly Dao will have to kneel and call me Dad.”
